Welcome! A blog, run by Jennifer Abell, Member of the Charles County Board of Education, involving topics and issues on education and children. Comments are not official communications of the Charles County School Board but are a personal effort to be more transparent. Both complimentary comments and constructive criticism are not only appreciated but encouraged.
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Events listed below are reported to me by the general public and are NOT obtained through my position as a board of education member. Report an incident HERE or 301-659-4112, include school, date, and incident (no names)

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

The Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, October 18 will be re-broadcast on Comcast Channel 96, Verizon FIOS Channel 12 and is available via webstream at http://www.ccboe.com/ . To view the full agenda and the various reports, please visit BoardDocs .

The below notes are my personal notes and are not intended to be all-inclusive or official minutes for the Board of Education meetings and are provided as a request from my supporters and the general public in a personal effort to be more transparent. Although I have diligently tried to make these notes as unbiased and accurate as possible, I am only human and do make mistakes.

Executive session – 12 p.m.

Call to order – 1 p.m. - Pledge of Allegiance – North Point High School

Palko - Commend Mr. Roberts at McDonough for a successful parent meeting last night; One Maryland One Book at St. Charles HS, successful event; field trip from Field to Fork promoting collaborative relationship with CCPS to promote agriculture, etc.

Norm Quick - 4 young boys attending school. state policy promotes LGBTQ agenda. against it. no bullying should be tolerated. transgender is not a physical condition but a mental condition. Please reject this document.

Robin Talbot - 3 boys. Transgenders deserve respect and love as everyone else but I have the right to teach my children as the Bible teaches. What is the timeline for implantation.

Didn't catch name - education of morality should be left up to parents. witnessed civil rights years ago but have seen this country digress in recent years. concerns of pedophilia and molestation. People will be held liable. needs of many outweigh needs of one

Steve Shwann - 3 children. Any empirical studies done on purported problems. 26,000 students; approximately 7 identify as transgender, 3 have requested bathroom accommodations. what is the criteria or testing will be done to identify transgender and what protection is in place to protect against predators and how will they be enforced.

Todd Corey - Charles County native, police officer, receives extensive training on LGBT and asked fellow officers and they object to it. Quote from Stand United website. Do not teach transgender identification in schools. Baffled. Age appropriateness comes in to play. Should be addressed at home.

Liam Falls - 6th grader at Piccowaxen. uncomfortable going to a bathroom with a girl. It's embarrassing to ask the teacher to go to the nurse to use the bathroom

Christa Falls - 6 kids in CCPS. Transgender added to non discrimination policy in June 2015. October 2015 state issued policy to include. Dr. Hill laid out her plan in May 2016 to include transgender. Males and Females on field trips on separate wings was stricken from policy. Boys and Girls should be separate. Make Dr. Hill change her implantation of policy.

Chris Ogne - Pastor and father of 4. Speaks of the bible book of Ester. Morticae. We do not have the right to say who is boy and who is girl. Only God does. Dr.Hill has the authority to change the implementation of this policy.

Tom DeSabla - CC Republican Central Committee - Safe Spaces Policy. Rights for one person ends where the rights for another person begins. Surprised by policy document, Completely put together by LGBTQ community and organizations. MD graduating seniors are below the national average on SAT scores. Doesn't sound like you have time to teach transgender identification or sexual orientation.

Karen Cross - 4th time speaking. Upset as everyone else. First year her child is in CCPS. Teacher. Training is phenomenal. Watched meetings and thank you for your dedication. Teacher shortage. Need this transgender policy needs to go away so we can focus on more important items. Saw work session where field trip language was changed in policy. Will transgender teachers be allowed to chaperone on over night field trips.

Yolanda Coleman Brown - comes from blended family with 6 children through CCPS. Been on PTO boards and volunteer in community. Upset about our students witnessing this. They have to choose which bathroom they go to. Go back to prayer in schools. I voted for most of you. It's time to take a stand. board thinks parents are ignorant

Carl Briggey - quoted bible verse; 12 states have pushed back against it. Counties have pushed back against it. change policy

ABOUT ME

"I will serve as an educational advocate on behalf of our community in order to advance the educational vision for our schools, pursue its goals, and encourage progress as we work together in a diverse society."

My Pledge To You

"I will serve as an educational advocate on behalf of our community in order to advance the educational vision for our schools, pursue its goals, and encourage progress as we work together in a diverse society."

All posts prior to November 4, 2014 are by authority of Charles Alan Denman, Treasurer